Decanet taxon details
Metanephrops neptunus (Bruce, 1965)
382853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382853)
accepted
Species
Nephrops neptunus Bruce, 1965 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Nephrops neptunus Bruce, 1965) Bruce, A.J. (1965). On a new species of <i>Nephrops</i> (Decapoda, Reptantia) from the South China Sea. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 9(3): 274-284, pls. 13-15. [details] Available for editors 
Type locality contained in Hong Kong, South China Sea
Depth range 300 to 800m
Depth range 300 to 800m [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Metanephrops neptunus (Bruce, 1965). Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382853 on 2025-09-13
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(of Nephrops neptunus Bruce, 1965) Bruce, A.J. (1965). On a new species of <i>Nephrops</i> (Decapoda, Reptantia) from the South China Sea. <em>Crustaceana.</em> 9(3): 274-284, pls. 13-15. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Holthuis, L. B. (1991). FAO species catalogue. Vol 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. <em>FAO fisheries Synopsis.</em> 125(13): 1–292. [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range 300 to 800m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Neptune's scampiNeptune lobster | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metanephrops neptunus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metanephrops neptunus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database